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This presentation discusses the concept of permeability in urban design. It defines permeability as how easily a person can reach their destination through alternative routes. Permeability is important for making responsive places that are accessible to people. It can be controlled by the interaction of public and private spaces. Visual and physical permeability allow movement through spaces. Large building blocks, hierarchical road systems, and segregation of uses can reduce permeability. The presentation provides implications for designing permeable spaces, such as analyzing surrounding areas, locating new routes, and defining practical block sizes.

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Permeability: A Presentation On

This presentation discusses the concept of permeability in urban design. It defines permeability as how easily a person can reach their destination through alternative routes. Permeability is important for making responsive places that are accessible to people. It can be controlled by the interaction of public and private spaces. Visual and physical permeability allow movement through spaces. Large building blocks, hierarchical road systems, and segregation of uses can reduce permeability. The presentation provides implications for designing permeable spaces, such as analyzing surrounding areas, locating new routes, and defining practical block sizes.

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A PRESENTATION ON

PERMEABILITY

AVISHEK MUKHERJEE
ROLL : 001810202004
URBAN DESIGN SEMINAR
DEPT. OF ARCHITECTURE
JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
WHAT IS PERMEABILITY?
• PERMEABILITY IS DEFINED AS
HOW EASILY A PERSON COULD
REACH HIS DESTINATION; HOW
MANY ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
HE CAN HAVE.

• ONLY PLACES WHICH ARE


ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE CAN
OFFER THEM CHOICE. THE
QUALITY OF PERMEABILITY -
THE NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE
WAYS THROUGH AN
ENVIRONMENT - IS THEREFORE
CENTRAL TO MAKING
RESPONSIVE PLACES.

• PERMEABILITY HAS
FUNDAMENTAL LAYOUT
IMPLICATIONS

• PERMEABILITY CAN BE
CONTROLLED BY THE LEVEL OF
INTERACTION BETWEEN
PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACES.

• PERMEABILITY OF A PUBLIC
SPACE INCREASES WITH THE
NUMBER OF VISIBLE
ALTERNATE ROUTES.
VISUAL PERMEABILITY
• WITHOUT VISUAL PERMEABILITY IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR A NEW COMER TO LOCATE DESIRED
SPACES.

• VISUAL PERMEABILITY CAN ENRICH THE PUBLIC DOMAIN BY CONTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE FROM THE
PRIVATE PART.

• AS THE VISUAL PERMEABILITY INCREASES, THE SENSE OF PRIVACY DECREASES.


PHYSICAL PERMEABILITY

• PHYSICAL PERMEABILITY OCCURS AT ENTRANCES TO A BUILDING, GARDEN, NEIGHBOURHOOD.

• AS MANY ENTRANCES POSSIBLE SHOULD BE LOCATED AROUND PUBLIC SPACES.


DECLINE OF PERMEABILITY

SCALE OF DEVELOPMENT
• UNNECESSARY LARGE BUILDING
BLOCKS DECREASES ALTERNATIVE
ROUTES. BREAKING THEM INTO
SMALLER BLOCKS INCREASE
PERMEABILITY.

HIERARCHICAL ROADS

• DEAD END DECREASES


PERMEABILITY. RING SYSTEM OR
GRID IRON SYSTEM INCREASES
PERMEABILITY.

SEGREGATION

• SEGREGATION OF VEHICULAR
AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS IN
PUBLIC SPACES REDUCES
PERMEABILITY. THIS LEADS TO
DUPLICATION OF ROUTES.
ALTHOUGH, IT IS EASY TO
ACHIEVE SEGREGATION FOR
RELATIVELY PRIVATE PLACES
LATER IN HIGHLY PERMEABLE
LAYOUT.
INTERACTION OF PUBLIC &
PRIVATE SPACES
• BECAUSE OF THE VULNERABILITY OF
OVERLOOKING, THE PRIVATE ACTIVITIES ARE
TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE BACK OF THE
HOUSE WHILE PUBLIC SPACES WILL BE
LOCATED AT FRONT.

• THIS FRONT/BACK DISTINCTION CREATE


PERIMETER BLOCK DEVELOPMENT.

PERMEABILITY IN DESIGN
• IN LARGE MASSES PEOPLE MAY WANT TO
MOVE THROUGH THE SITE

• NEW ROUTES MAY BE CREATED AS


CONTINUATION OF ACCESS POINTS.
DESIGN
IMPLICATIONS

• ANALYSING THE
SURROUNDING AREA
• LOCATE NEW ROUTES
THROUGH THE SITE
• ANALYSE TRAFFIC
ROLES OF ALL NEW
STREETS
• BLOCKS DEFINED BY
STREETS ARE OF
PRACTICABLE SIZES
BIBLIOGRAPHY

• RESPONDIVE ENVIRONMENT BY IAN BENTLEY


• WIKIPEDIA

THANK YOU

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